Attachment for automobiles.



No, 867,790. v PATEN TED OCT. 8, 1907. H. J. CARR.

ATTACHMENT FOR AUTOMOBILES.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 2, 1907.

WITNESSES INVENTOI'? I I HARRYJ.GAHR.

ATTORNEYS of Sumter and State of South Carolina,

an Improvement in Automobile Attachments, of which the following is aspecification.

My invention is an improvement in automobile at- HA RRY J. CARR, orSUMTER, SOUTH CAROLINA.

ATTAGHIEENT FOR AUTOMOBILES.

No, s ma I Specification of Letters Patent.

. Patented Oct. 8, 1907.

application filed July 2, 1907. Serial No. 381,869,

To all whom it may .goncem:

Be it known that I, HARRY J. CARR,.a citizen of the United States, and aresident'of Sumter, in thecounty have invented.

tacbments, and particularly in devices for connection with the crankingshaft of an antomobile, whereby the engine of the automobile maycoiiperate with a drum and a cable thereon, in pulling the machine outof mud or out of a hole or ditch; and the invention consists in certainnovel constructions and combinations of parts as will be hereinafterdescribed and claimed.

In the drawing, Figure 1 is a side view of my improved attachment inconnection with the cranking shaft of an automobile, parts oithe latterbeing shown in section. Fig. 2 is a cross section of the drum and shaft,showing the pin for keying the drum to the shaft when in place; and Fig.3 is a view of the outer end ofthe drum having'the ratchet teeththereon.

- In the accompanying drawing, the cranking shaft A may in generalrespects be of ordinary construction,

andhas an opening B for the key orpin C by which the drum D is securedon the shaft and held to turn there with. This drum D is adapted at E toreceive a cable which may be passed two or three times around the drum,as shown in Fig. i, and at-the outer end (if the drum I provide theratchet teeth F which may be engaged by the starting crank-in startingthe automobile,

the machine'being cranked on the outer end of the drum, as will beunderstood fromFig. 1 of the drawing.

It will be ndticed that the drum is fitted on the cran king shaft of theautomobile and secured thereon, andthe machine may be cranked on theouter end of the drum, and a rope fastened in front'of the machine andpassed two or more times around the drum, after which if the engine bestarted,- it will operate to wind as set forth.

the ropeon the drum, and thus pull the machine toward the point wherethe -'rope is fastened, as will be readily understood from Fig. 1 of thedrawing. In

I this operation,- it will be noticed that the rope winds on thedrum andimmediately winds off again, the rope ,being only wound two or threetimes around the drum,

and the loose end winding off and the slack rope being] taken care ofeither by the party in-themachine orby allowing it total] to the ground.This renders it practicable to employ only a very small drum whichshould be'light' and compact and easily carried in the ma-. chine. Inkeying the 'drum on the shaft, I prefer to employ a pin as shown, passedthrough the drum and shaft as shown in Fig. 2 of the drawing.

The construction is simple, can be easily applied to machines now inuse, and will operate eiiicient1y\for the purpose for Which'itisdesigned. I claim:

1. The automobile attachment herein described, comprising the drum forapplication to a cranking shaft, and having a longitudinal here oropening to receive the said shaft, 2. transverse opening, intersectingthe said longitudinal bore or opening, and ratcheted at its outer endfor engagement by a crank handle. substantially as set forth.

2. An automobile attachment comprising a drum for appiication to acranking shaft, and adapted between its ends to receive a'winding ropeor cable and ratcheted at its end for engagement by a crank handle,substantially The combination with a cranking shaft of an auto-. mobile,of n'drnm held thereon and adapted to receive a winding rope or cable,and ratchet devices at the outer end of the drum for engagement byacrank handle, substantinlly as set forth; 7 4. An automobile having itscrank shaft provided with a drum adapted to receive a rope erasable, andmeans at the outer end of the said drum for engagement by a crank handlefor cranking the shaft, substantially as set forth.

HARRY .J. CARR. Witnesses DAVIS D. Morse.

C. BESSIE IIL'onsoN.

